Magnetism and superconductivity
By: Laurent-Patrick Lévy ; translated by Stephen Lyle
Series: Texts and monographs in physics; Texts and monographs in physics
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9783662042717; 9783642085956
Subjects: Magnétisme; Magnetism; Supraconductivité; Superconductivity
Work titles: Magnétisme et supraconductivité
Description: This work presents a modern vision of magnetism and superconductivity which covers both microscopic and phenomenological aspects. The basic information is illustrated with the help of current research topics such as the quantum Hall effect or mesoscopic aspects of superconductivity. The author systematically uses very intuitive examples and arguments in order to familiarize the reader with the underlying formalism. The present textbook addresses primarily graduate students but is also of interest to scientists working in this field.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-459) and index.
Table of contents: title: Magnetic field and induction. Thermodynamics; title: Orbital and spin magnetism without interactions; title: Exchange interactions; title: Phase transitions; title: Mean field; title: The Ising model; title: The XY model; title: Linear response; title: Spin waves; title: Quantum spin chains; title: Itinerant magnetism; title: Macroscopic aspects of superconductivity; title: Ginzburg-Landau theory; title: The BCS theory of superconductivity; title: Vortices in type II superconductors; title: The Josephson effect and quantum interferometers; title: Inhomogeneous superconductivity; title: Representations of continuous and point groups; title: Second quantisation.